Hackensack Meridian Health Opens Newest Urgent Care Center in Hazlet
June 18, 2024
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health system, has opened the network’s fifteenth Urgent Care Center in Hazlet, providing easy, one-stop access to a variety of health care services in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Conveniently located on State Highway Route 36 and Poole Road, the new Urgent Care Center brings convenient and accessible care to communities throughout the Bayshore community.
“Hackensack Meridian Health is committed to delivering high-quality, accessible, compassionate care to the patients and communities we serve,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, chief executive officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. “We have been caring for the Hazlet and Bayshore communities for decades, and we want to ensure that local residents have greater access to high quality, compassionate care that meets their specific needs, no matter the day or time.”
The new urgent care provides a convenient experience for patients by delivering care to patients of all ages close to home. The new urgent care brings together primary care clinicians along with other specialties, and provides various same day services including:
- Sick visits
- Minor Broken Bones, Stitches, Sprains & Strains
- Pediatrics - 4 months and older
- X-Ray on site
- Lab: Strep, Flu, COVID-19, Mono and Urinalysis, etc.
- ECG or EKG - Electrocardiogram
- School/Sports Physicals, DOT/CDL Exams
“The opening of our Urgent Care Center in Hazlet is an important part of New Jersey’s largest health network increasing access to care,” said Daniel W. Varga, M.D., chief physician executive, Hackensack Meridian Health. "Our ability to collaborate across hospitals, physician offices, and urgent care centers through a unified electronic health record system significantly improves the patient experience."